Veselin Topalov has arrived in Sofia for Mtel Masters 2008 Topalov speaks about Mtel Masters and his match with Kamsky The 3 times winner of Mtel Masters (all photos here), Veselin Topalov, has arrived in Sofia this afternoon. Topalov...
8-way tie for the lead at EICC
8 players are tied for 1st with 7.5 points in 10 rounds. 1-8 GM Sutovsky Emil ISR 2630 7,5GM Tregubov Pavel V RUS 2629 7,5GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2633 7,5GM Movsesian Sergei SVK 2695 7,5GM Tiviakov Sergei NED2634 7,5GM...
So on a roll
Pestaño: World’s youngest GM gets on a roll By Frank “Boy” PestañoCheesemoso WESLEY So, the world’s youngst grandmaster at 14 is leading the “Battle of GMs” held at the City State Hotel in Manila with 6.5 points after eight...
Chess Trivia
Photo by Jack LeMoine Who is this chess famous gentleman? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
USCF Membership Numbers
Texas 7856New York 6994S. California 4538N. California 4510Illinois 4455Florida 4426Pennsylvania 3468New Jersey 3240Virginia 2797Ohio 2493Arizona 2334Michigan 2182Maryland 2161North Carolina 2075Massachusetts 1854Indiana 1761Kentucky 1736Georgia 1641Tennessee 1620Wisconsin 1271Washington 1221Connecticut 1241Missouri 1163Colorado 1158Minnesota 1060Oklahoma 888Louisiana 823Nevada 805Oregon 750New Mexico 743Alabama 733Iowa 645Utah...
Incredible Sportsmanship
Blake Wolf, AP Ultimate Act of Sportsmanship During a collegiate softball game (Western Oregon College and Central Washington), Sara Tucholsky hit a home run. Unfortunately, she suffered a serious knee injury. Two opposing players from Central Washington helped carry...
HD Widescreen Technology
This is the first ever DVD from the ChessonDVD.com series which is being shot using the latest High Definition Widescreen technology. This 2-volume DVD series will cover the French Defense, the first opening I learned when I started playing...
The behind the scene look
Paul Azzuro (President of http://www.chessondvd.com/) and Eileen (Avanti Visual Communications) are setting up the equipment at ABC TV studio for chess DVD filming. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Thursday brain challenge
Kubbel 1916, presented by Andreas White to move. Can White hold this position? How should White proceed? 5r2/1K3P2/1p2P3/2k5/8/8/8/8 w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Will new leaders emerge?
The players are having a day off today. Next round will resume tomorrow. Here are the matchups for next round: Kamsky Gata 2726 – Wang Yue 2689Svidler Peter 2746 – Bacrot Etienne 2705Inarkiev Ernesto 2684 – Adams Michael 2729Mamedyarov...